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This department is mainly responsible for periodic audit checks of Parastatals, Commercial Public Sector Entities (CPSEs), Boards, Institutions and Agencies of government in the State. It reviews the audited financial statements and management report of external auditors engaged by the State Government to audit all government owned Parastatals and Business Entities with a view to commenting on the findings and recommendations of the auditing firms on the affairs of those agencies. The department, in addition monitors and approves the registration and renewal of auditing firms intending to have a contractual relationship with Edo state Government and thereby provides the list of qualified external auditors appointed to audit parastatals, Boards and CPSEs in accordance with section 125 (3)(i) of the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended). It conducts pre-payment audit inspection on government purchases/procurements as well as certifies final payments of contracts/projects of government after final monitoring and evaluation of the said projects undertaken by government.
The department is mainly responsible for the annual audit of treasury accounts of government submitted by the Office of the Accountant-General and thereby issue an audit opinion on the account thus presented for onward publication as required by law. Prior to this, is the annual audit of all Appropriation accounts of Ministries, Departments and Agencies under its purview. Evaluation of the system of controls with regard to the conduct of government activities by the accounting officers, public expenditures in line with budgetary provisions and the state of accounts of various MDAs. The department also review audit queries with a view to ensuring that outstanding queries of MDAs are followed up by way of resolutions and the eventual closure of such queries. This sections also report to the Public Account Committee of the State House of Assembly on the stewardship of those entrusted with receipt, custody and disbursement of public funds.
This Department is saddled with the responsibility of conducting periodic revenue audit of all revenue generating Ministries, Departments, Agencies and Extra-Ministerial Departments to ensure that all government collectibles are realized and paid into its coffers. In the process of doing that, they ensure that all accounting officers charged with the receipt, custody of public funds comply with all extant rules guiding the safe-keeping of government fund. They also give financial advice to such ministries on revenue matters.
The Department carries out quality assurances and system audit on the technological software such as Oracle Business, ERAS, Oracle Financials, Biometrics etc deployed by the State Government and Staff/Pension Payroll Audit and Verification of Staff.
This department audits the financial transactions of Sustainable Development goals (SDGs) unit, SEEFOR and other World Bank-related establishments/projects. They represent the Office on matters affecting State Operation Coordinating Unit (SOCU) and National Social Safety Management. The department’s duty among others is to organize in-house training/workshop for all outstation staff. They equally oversee the activities of the Out-Station Offices of the Auditor-General.
This department is responsible for Pre-payment Audit inspection and certification of all purchases made by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs)with value of N50,000.00 and above in accordance with Financial Instruction 2801. It also does audit inspection of obsolete items that will be boarded and to offer subsequent recommendations. It also inspects sensitive materials like School Examination Question Papers, Voting Materials etc. Inspection of government executed contracts in conjunction with other department is one of the oversight functions.
It is responsible for all financial matters affecting the Office. It keeps records of all inflows and outflows of government funds necessary for the operation of the entire office. It prepares the final appropriation accounts of the Office for continuous and final audit. It as well prepares Annual Budget in collaboration with the Departments of Planning and Statistics and Administration and Supplies and thereafter appears before the State House of Assembly for presentation and defense.
Primarily involved in the administrative issues of the office including human capacity and resources management. It also facilitates the supplies of consumables and stationeries for the unhindered operations of the office. Another duty the department is known for, is the certification of Pension and Gratuity computations in respect of retired Public Officers before the eventual payment by Pension Bureau.
This department is solely responsible for the audit of all Post-Primary Institutions as well as Tertiary Institutions in conjunction with the Department of Parastatatals, Project Monitoring and Evaluation department. It involves in the pre-payment audit of contracts executed in those Institutions in partnership with DPPME.
